Shaving-brush holder



June 17 1924.

S. SATAKE SHAVING BRUSH HOLDER Filed Sept. 22, 1923 W4 & "u r \V s 5 Patented June 17, 1924.

PATENT OFFICE.

SHUZO SA'IAKE, F SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA.

SHAVING-BRUSH HOLDER. r

Application filed September 22, 1923.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Snnzo SATAKE, a subject of the Emperor of Japan, residing at Sacramento, county of Sacramento, and

State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Shaving-Brush Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to sanitary containers and holders for shaving brushes and the like.

It is the principal object of the present invention to provide a generally improved sanitaiy container and holder for shavin 1 brushes, which container and holder is of simple and inexpensive construction and may be employed to support a brush in a vertical position and to prevent dust and other matter from collecting thereon.

In carrying out this object, I provide a container having a cap at one end which may be removed to permit insertion of the brush. The other end of the container is fitted with a flexible sleeve member through which the handle of the brush may be inserted. The member mentioned will yield ably grip the handle of the brush to support the same in a vertical position and to pre vent the entrance of dust and other matter into the container.

One form which the invention may assume is exemplified in the following description and illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a vertical section through the preferred form of the device and disclosing the same supporting a shaving brush.

Fig. 2 is a schematic view disclosing the different parts of the device in perspective.

panying drawings, 10 indicates a cylindrical container preferably formed of metal. The lower end of this member is exteriorly threaded to receive a cap 11. The upper end of the container is fitted with a flexible sleeve member 12, which fits over the end of the container and is clamped thereon by a clamp or a clamping ring 14. The sleeve Referring more particularly to the accom- Serial No. 664,243.

member 12 is preferably formed of rubber and its outer end is reduced in diameter as shown at 15. In use, the cap 11 is removed and the handle end of the brush is inserted into the container and forced through the sleeve 12.' The cap is then re-positioned on the container.

It is seen that the reduced end of the sleeve will yieldably grip the handle of the brush so as to support the latter in a vertical position and prevent the bristle end of the brush from resting on the bottom of the container. Also, the sleeve will prevent the entrance of dust or other matter into the container, and thereby maintain the brush in a sanitary condition. In removing the brush from the container the handle is gripped and the entire brush pulled through the sleeve 12.

From the foregoing, it is obvious that a very simple and inexpensive device has been provided which will serve to support a brush and maintain it in sanitary condition.

Vhile I have shown the preferred form of my invention as now known to me, I wish it understood that various changes may be made in its construction without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l i A device of the character described comprising a cylindrical container, a removable cap threaded on the lower end thereof whereby to permit the insertion of a brush into the container, a rubber sleeve member fitted over the other end of said container, a spring clamping ring circumscribing said sleeve and maintaining it in position on the container, the other end of said sleeve projecting beyond the end of thecontainer and being reduced in diameter whereby the handle of the brush inserted into the container may be projected. through said sleeve and yieldably gripped by thereduced end of the latter to maintain the container dust-proof.

" SHUZO SATAKE. 

